Schoolhouse is a Quilt Market highlight! We enlisted the help of Sarah Maxwell (shown) and Dolores Smith of Homestead Hearth, to share their experience with BOMs, or Block of the Month programs – from how to evaluate a program to pricing, shipping and more! If you’re a show owner and you missed the session, download the handout online beginning June 1. Meanwhile, while in Portland, be sure to stop by BOOTH 2203!
Most of the sales, marketing & design staff is away in Portland, Oregon, ready for the start of Spring Quilt Market! The actual show begins tomorrow, preceded by two grueling days of booth setup…
1. First, we give thanks that the Big Crate arrived on time and intact!
2 & 3. Next, the last-minute touch-ups on madeup projects that couldn’t quite be completed in the office before we left. It looks like Pati, our Director of Advertising & Marketing, borrowed a machine from our friends at Bernina(?) These pix show projects made from: NEXT WAVE by Studio 37
4. Finally the booth is taking shape – show here is the gorgeous HAMPTON RIDGE quilt (fabric by Paula Barnes, quilt BOM by Paula and Mary Ellen Robison of Red Crinoline Quilts). As you can see, this traditional collection translates equally beautifully into trendy throw pillows, too. If you’re here at the show, see it all in person - BOOTH 2203!
Stay tuned for more news from Portland!
We received this note from quilter & Aunt Grace aficionado, Amy DeCesare of Delmont, PA. Like Amy, we’re amazed that ten years have passed so quickly…check out her recent blog post & great photos! Thanks for your note, Amy!
I was just writing a new post for my blog, about a quilt I made 10 years ago using Aunt Grace Through the Year. {Ten years ago, already???} When I linked to the Marcus Brothers website, I discovered your 25th Anniversary celebration is underway!
Here is one of the photos I used in the blog post. As I mentioned in the feature, I do a lot of modern sewing, but will always love vintage quilts and fabrics. I plan to make another quilt soon from the prints I’ve got left from this line.
On the heels of celebrating March as National/International Quilting Month, comes a new first, National Serger Month, from Baby Lock, a leader in the home serging category! Like sewing machines, sergers have come a long way in helping all of us to express ourselves creatively, which means we at Marcus are all for it! Why not?? There’s even a great contest… Check out the Baby Lock site for details, and join us in celebrating your craft all year long ; )
Brrrr…It’s still barely hovering around 40 degrees here in New York, not quite spring yet, but on the bright side, that only gives us more time to snuggle under our PRIMO PLAID flannel quilts. Still, the calendar moves forward, as does the April edition of MarcusFabrics.com! Be sure to check out our latest from MOLLY B’s STYLE SERIES, including the prints and coordinating WOVEN YARN DYES and Indonesian BATIKS!
Congratulations to Kumiko Frydl of Houston, TX, winner in Road to CA’s “Best Miniature Quilt” category. Kumiko won the $750 cash prize, sponsored by Marcus, for her 11″ x 11″ entry, entitled Rose of Versailles. She made and quilted this lovely original work in 2012.
Artist’s statement: “Whole Cloth — I used Superior Glitter thread for Feather, metallic thread for machine embroidery of binding. The challenge was to use the tiniest stippling and echo quilting possible.” We’re pleased to again be a sponsor of Road to CA, and we hope to see you all there next year!
Judie Rothermel fans, be sure to check out her new look online, and note that Schoolhouse Quilts will be at the Broward Quilt Expo this weekend as well as the Cincinnati Quilt Festival next month! In addition to visiting your local quilt shops, these are two great opportunities to pick up what you need for your Just Judie competition entry...enjoy!
No doubt by now you’ve heard about our Just Judie Quilt Competition, and seen the great prizes on our website! We’ve invited our sponsor friends to submit guest blog posts throughout the contest, so from time to time we’ll be sharing these with you…Whether you’re an expert or a beginner, we know you’ll benefit from the information our sponsors will share here! We begin with a great post from Dritz/Omnigrid…enjoy!– Lisa
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For every part of the quilt-making process there are some tools you’ll need to make your project as precise and as perfect as possible. And we all need a little help achieving perfection, don’t we?
As part of the Just Judie contest, Prym Consumer is providing some of those essential tools from its Dritz® and Omnigrid® ranges. If you’re one of the competition 25 winners, here are some product details about the items you’ll find in your basket. We know they’ll come in handy on your journey to perfection!
Omnigrip by Omnigrid® 6” x 14” ruler – Not familiar with Omnigrid? Well you’re in for a treat. Omnigrid boasts precise standards, quality materials and manufacturing excellence – its accuracy has made it a coveted ruler brand amongst quilting enthusiasts.
Preparing your fabric is the first thing you’ll do, so using quality tools will yield the best results. What’s so special about Omnigrid?
The ruler in our prize package also has the non-slip feature of Omnigrip. Its 6” x 14” size is ideal for squares, rectangles and strips.
Omnigrid 5-1/2” fabric scissors – because one good pair of sharp scissors is a must. These fit the bill.
Dritz Quilting Pins – you’ve got to have pins if you’re going to quilt! Essential for piecing your fabrics together. Quilting pins are ideal for multiple layers of fabric. Store your quilting pins in this stackable box with a snap-top lid. (Editor’s note: These pins are my personal favorite, especially because the bright yellow heads make it easy to find – and pick up – the pins from my sewing room carpet…Lisa / Marcus Fabrics)
Dritz Quilting Fine Point Mark-B-Gone™ Marking Pen – for the final stage of finishing your quilt, you’ll need a marking mechanism. This pen has an extra-fine point for detailed marking.
Dritz Quilting binding clips – also a part of the finishing process, binding clips hold binding in place until it is sewn.
We’ll be sharing lots of new Spring 2013 product information on our new blog, so visit us there or check out our website for basic product details.
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Thanks to our friends at Dritz for the information, and for their generous prize selections! Remember, your JUST JUDIE entry is due July 31! Good Luck!
We were there, and we had a blast! We loved meeting old and new friends over the weekend at QuiltCon in Austin, TX — the creative energy was contagious, and the mood was “joyous”, as described by our president, Stephanie Dell’Olio (that’s her on the right, dwarfed by the towering QuiltCon entry sign – Pic 2) Here are some pix from our booth…
Our QuiltCon booth (Pic 1) featured OMBRE HAND DYES (Pic 6) and STRIP-IT fabrics (Pic 4)It’s a Greta Songe fabric giveaway!! Check out Spoonflower’s blog post about Marcus Fabrics designer Greta Songe, and maybe win a fabric bundle, too!